How much attention do you place on Weather? (1 Viewer)

[kstockwell]

How much importance do you give to the weather conditions? For example, if there is a high chance of rain for a given game, do you discount QB's/WR's and bump up RB's? There are a few games today (GB, Chicago, Seattle) that are predicting rain or showers. I personally would downgrade QB's quite a bit, slightly downgrade WR's and upgrade RB's. However I don't have any stats to back this up. What is your opinion?

 

[Bristol]

How much importance do you give to the weather conditions? For example, if there is a high chance of rain for a given game, do you discount QB's/WR's and bump up RB's? There are a few games today (GB, Chicago, Seattle) that are predicting rain or showers. I personally would downgrade QB's quite a bit, slightly downgrade WR's and upgrade RB's. However I don't have any stats to back this up. What is your opinion?

WR's generally have better days when it rains due to blown coverages, defensive players not getting footing, etc.

 

[Faust]

There was a study published here last year or the year before that demonstrated that light to moderate rain etc. has a minimal effect on the game. Extreme weather was a different impact if I remember correctly.

 

[Sputnikv8]

There was a study published here last year or the year before that demonstrated that light to moderate rain etc. has a minimal effect on the game. Extreme weather was a different impact if I remember correctly.

Yep. This discussion starts every year right about now. Rain has minimal impact. Now...the hurricanes that we saw, that is another story.

 

[zamboni]

I usually only let weather impact my kicker decision. Otherwise, I don't let it play a big part unless the weather is severe.

 

[TheLastDispatch]

personally, 0.

 

[Kleck]

For Seattle games it carries zero weight. So far they've had rain during one home game at Qwest Field. Just one. When it does rain, it's just a light drizzle compared to the rain I remember seeing when I lived in Pennsylvania as a kid. It really doesn't rain that much (volume) up here in our area. However, the frequency of the rain is fairly significant from November through March.